Repair. Rework. Renew. Woodworker Callum Robinson shares lessons from his craft in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/
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Actress, comedian, writer and producer Ruth Jones shares her latest novel – By Your Side – in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime. Enjoy! hayfestival.org/anytime/
Writer Horatio Clare shares stories from the frozen Bay of Bothnia, just short of the Arctic Circle, in our Winter Solstice playlist. Enjoy! hayfestival.org/anytime
When the world is in crisis, where should we look for comfort? Author, academic and former politician Michael Ignatieff examines the concept of solace in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
Thanks for all the excellent responses to this. It might make you smile on this dreich day.
Susie Dent@susiedentwords.bsky.social · 8mo agoThank you to the lovely audience member at @hayfestival who shared that her daughter had once corrected her pronunciation of ‘epiphany’ and told her it should of course be ‘epi-fanny’. Which word have you royally mispronounced because you’d only ever seen it written down?
Thank you to the lovely audience member at @hayfestival who shared that her daughter had once corrected her pronunciation of ‘epiphany’ and told her it should of course be ‘epi-fanny’. Which word have you royally mispronounced because you’d only ever seen it written down?
The Wall Street Journal’s Sune Engel Rasmussen joins historian David Olusoga, journalist Jennifer Nadel and ITV Wales correspondent Rob Osborne to discuss the year’s biggest stories in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/
PUBLIC BOOKING STARTS NOW. Roll up, roll up! hayfestival.org/hay-on-wye
Open books, open minds. Browse some of the new titles launching at Hay Festival 2026 over on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page now, drawn from this week’s event drop. Dive in! uk.bookshop.org/shop/hayfest...
Novelist Sebastian Faulks shares insights from a life in writing in our film of the week on Hay Festival Anytime. Enjoy! www.hayfestival.org/anytime/
Up and away ✨🌙✨ Thank you for coming, Haymakers. If you enjoyed this weekend’s event and wish to get early access to upcoming editions, become a Hay Festival Member now and stay tuned for some exciting news next week… 📸: Adam Tatton-Reid
Remembering Tom Stoppard (1937–2025), speaking here at Hay Festival 2010.
Virtuoso guitarist and conductor Michael Poll performing in the atmospheric surroundings of St Mary’s Church. 📸: Adam Tatton-Reid
Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw on how we can start taking green crimes more seriously.
Bring out the sausage! Journalist Jennifer Nadel on compulsory voting.
Duw duw! I'm so pleased, and proud that this came from an open vote - so thanks to all the readers and advocates and allies who have lifted me up in the last year. Genuinely blindsided by this, and humbled. Thanks @hayfestival.bsky.social x www.hayfestival.com/news/blog.as...
A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland named Hay Festival Book of the Year 2025
A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland has been named Hay Festival Book of the Year 2025 after hundreds of book lovers nominated their favourite titles of the year online.
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𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯. Poet Hollie McNish reads from Virgin.
Our Hay Festival Book of the Year 2025 is... A Room Above a Shop by Anthony Shapland. A tender and resonant love story, the novel was one of the most talked about books at Hay Festival 2025. Dive in! www.hayfestival.org/book-of-the-...
